Photo courtesy of J. E. GILBERT;
taken in Surrey Centre, BC, Canada? during WW1

(Left) Frank M. B. GILBERT,
son of Walter Ernest GILBERT & Mydra Irena LENT,
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(Right) Reginald Herbert GILBERT (a.k.a. Reg GILBERT),
b: 25 Mar 1893 Hamilton, Barton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada,
son of Herbert Joseph GILBERT & Sarah Mary Evaline THOMPSON;
d: 08 Aug 1918 Sommerville Hospital, Oxford, England;
Casualty Details Name: GILBERT, Reginald Herbert;
Cemetery: OXFORD (BOTLEY) CEMETERY
Country: United Kingdom Locality: Oxfordshire

Education:
Highfield Boys' School, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada;
McGill University;
B.A. 1915, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Honours Graduate;
(gold medal in annual oratorical contest)

Organizations:
President, Kingston Harriers Club (1914 - 1915);
President, Vancouver Debating Society (a founder)

Military:
253rd Battalion (Queen's University Highlanders);
Newmarket Cadet School,
2nd. Lieut., 6th Bn., Seaforth Highlanders,
Sailed 29 Apr 1917,
Wounded abt. 04 Aug 1918 in France,
Died 08 Aug 1918 Sommerville Hospital, Oxford, England
(picture below);
Buried: Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Oxford, England.

See Queen's University online obituary for military details,
as well as
Queen's University War Memorial Room
for a summary of Reg's military career.

Also see Attestation Apr 1917 Page 1 & Page 2.

Reginald Herbert GILBERT Image Gallery
This site has a portrait of Reg
as well as some military records & newspaper clippings
from Queen's University Archives.
It is very informative.

Queen's Remembers:
A Memorial to Those at the University
Who Have Given Their Lives for Their Country
World War One: Individuals who lost their lives
(Queen's University Archives)

Residence:
1893 - 29 Augusta St., Hamilton, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., ON, Canada;
? - 1915 - Kingston, ON, Canada;
1916 - Queen's Park, New Westminster, BC, Canada;
1917 - 2425 W. 1st. Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada

(Above) Postcard of Somerville College, Oxford, England

Links to:
253rd Battalion (Queen's University Highlanders);
Attestation Apr 1917 Page 1;
Attestation Apr 1917 Page 2;
British Expeditionary Force (BEF);
The Canadian Great War Homepage;
Hamilton, Barton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada;
Highfield Boys' School, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada;
The Irish Fusiliers of Canada British Columbia, Canada;
The Long, Long Trail (The British Army in the Great War of 1914-1918);
McGill University;
Queen's Remembers: A Memorial to Those at the University
Who Have Given Their Lives for Their Country
World War One: Individuals who lost their lives
(Queen's University Archives);
Queen's University;
Reginald Herbert GILBERT Image Gallery;
Regional & Regimental Affiliations of the Canadian Expeditionary Force;
Seaforth Highlanders;
Sommerville Hospital, Oxford, England;
Surrey Centre, BC (Cloverdale Historic Walking Tour);
Surrey Centre, BC, Canada;
World War One (BBC History)

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